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  • US Foods Montgomery picks up $341 million food-and-beverage military contract

    US Foods Montgomery picks up $341 million food-and-beverage military contract

    September 29, 2025

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    CONTRACTS

    Photo by USMC Lance Cpl. Tucker Wolf By Troy Turner [email protected] US Foods Montgomery, under the parent umbrella of nationwide food distributor US Foods,

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  • U.S. Army Rangers use Lake Martin for training exercise

    U.S. Army Rangers use Lake Martin for training exercise

    September 28, 2025

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    ARMY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Seeing people jump into Lake Martin is a pretty routine sight, but it’s a bit different look when 60

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  • Fort Rucker celebrates NCO Week with artifacts and history lesson

    Fort Rucker celebrates NCO Week with artifacts and history lesson

    September 27, 2025

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    ARMY

    By Kelly Morris Public Affairs Office FORT RUCKER, Alabama — The Week of the Noncommissioned Officer at Fort Rucker provided a walk back

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  • Wounded Knee and the revisit to 20 medals of honor

    Wounded Knee and the revisit to 20 medals of honor

    September 26, 2025

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    ARMY, OPINION

    Photo: U.S. troops surrounding American Indians at Wounded Knee, S.D., 1890. (Miller Studio, Gordon, Neb./Library of Congress) EDITOR’S NOTE: This column was first

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  • Theadore company awarded contract update for Coast Guard Special Purpose vessels

    Theadore company awarded contract update for Coast Guard Special Purpose vessels

    September 26, 2025

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    COAST GUARD, CONTRACTS

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Silver Ships, Inc., based in Theadore off Mobile Bay, a nearly $12

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  • Army expands Dynetics contract for Inc 2 air defense system against drone and cruise missile threats

    Army expands Dynetics contract for Inc 2 air defense system against drone and cruise missile threats

    September 22, 2025

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    ARMY, CONTRACTS

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army and Huntsville-based Dynetics Inc., a Leidos company, continue their partnership in short- to mid-range air and

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  • Rep. Dale Strong looks to pave way for space transportation infrastructure with SPACEPORT Act

    Rep. Dale Strong looks to pave way for space transportation infrastructure with SPACEPORT Act

    September 19, 2025

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, SPACE FORCE

    By Troy Turner [email protected] WASHINGTON – Congressman Dale W. Strong, who represents portions of the Huntsville region in north Alabama, re-introduced the Spaceport

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  • Huntsville-based Teledyne Brown Engineering picks up $127 million Navy contract to support health services

    Huntsville-based Teledyne Brown Engineering picks up $127 million Navy contract to support health services

    September 18, 2025

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    CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Navy recently awarded Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc., Huntsville, a nearly $127 million contract for a wide range of

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  • Bridge over I-85 dedicated to Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins

    Bridge over I-85 dedicated to Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins

    September 13, 2025

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    ARMY

    The Bent Creek Road bridge over Interstate 85 in Auburn officially was dedicated Sept. 10 in memory of Medal of Honor recipient Army

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  • Auburn University appoints DOD’s former Space Development Agency head as director of space innovation

    Auburn University appoints DOD’s former Space Development Agency head as director of space innovation

    September 12, 2025

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    CYBERSECURITY, SPACE FORCE

    Derek Tournear (DOD photo by USMC Sgt. Taryn Escott, June 2021) By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN – Auburn University recently announced the hiring

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  • Coast Guard moves forward with shipbuilder Austal USA contract in Offshore Patrol Cutter program

    Coast Guard moves forward with shipbuilder Austal USA contract in Offshore Patrol Cutter program

    September 10, 2025

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    COAST GUARD, CONTRACTS

    MOBILE — The U.S. Coast Guard exercised options worth $314 million to shipbuilder Austal USA for additional production in the Offshore Patrol Cutter

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  • TURNER: A closer look behind the podium in bringing SPACECOM HQ to Alabama

    TURNER: A closer look behind the podium in bringing SPACECOM HQ to Alabama

    September 6, 2025

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    COMMENTARY

    A screenshot of President Trump’s press conference. < COMMENTARY By Troy Turner [email protected]  It was a celebratory moment for Alabama’s GOP congressional delegation,

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